Southern Nevada Billing & Management Services

ICD 10 is Finally Here

Yes ICD 10 is finally here and we have been busy! The one thing we can say is we are ready. We have trained, updated your computer system and tested with our clearinghouse so we have the green light. The codes as I have mentioned before is roughly from 14,000 of ICD 9 CM to 69, 000 ICD 10 CM codes so needless to say this will change us completely and insurance companies, hospitals etc. SNVBill went through a 2 full day course with an instructor from the AAPC ( American Academy of American Coders) which I am a member of. We felt this was so important to have for our staff and you as the physician.

As many of you know the ICD 10 has been in the making since 2008 and with many delays the October 1, 2015 is finally here to be implemented. The conversions that many of us have had to make is certainly made us aware of how it so important for you as the physician needs to indicate the importance of providing to us the correct diagnosis. We have expanded our system to accommodate 8 diagnosis’s however this can go up to 12 we felt that we will watch and if the need to do more we will change this in our system.

What is the primary purpose of this change? It is to improve the clinical communication and allow for the capture of data regarding signs, symptoms, risk factors and comorbidities to better describe the clinical issue overall. This will also enable the US to exchange information across international borders. The Health Organization uses the ICD code set to track mortality and comorbidities on a global level. The diagnosis as I stated is important to being more defined descriptive wise.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Lori or Sandra at the office and we will be glad to assist you. We look forward to making this transition smooth despite all the conversation that might be concerning to all of you.

Let our electronic medical billing service handle the challenge of follow-up, resubmission, appeal letters, contacting carriers and absorb that time. We charge percentage based, so we only get paid if you get paid!